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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
3
Report notes that Virginia men will assist in road work for eight hours per shift. Work will continue around the clock until roads are finished. Two routes are planned: one along the artillery regiments parallel to the Hopewell road and a diagonal route through infantry regiments to near Prince George Courthouse.
The undersigned committee offers for sale the northeast corner of Washington and Amherst streets Winchester Virginia. Property fronts 100 feet on Amherst and 66 feet on Washington. A commodious dwelling with modern heating. One third cash and remainder in annual installments by Deed of Trust. Funeral set for Robert L. Mitchell former liveryman at 15 South Braddock Street tomorrow at 2 30 PM. He leaves five children.
Substitute trustee offers for sale two adjacent tracts totaling about 112 acres in Frederick County Virginia near Whitacre P. O. The sale is at the courthouse in Mee on Saturday January 12 1918 at 11 a.m. Terms require one third cash and the balance in two annual payments with 6 percent interest. payments secured by a deed of trust.
A marriage license was issued to Ralph Campbell aged 21 and Mary Eliza Elliott aged 18 of Frederick county. The groom’s father is J M Campbell and the bride’s father is Benjamin F Elliott.
A Martinsburg area youth, Robert D. Brooks, son of Mr and Mrs L B Brooks of Winchester Avenue, has enlisted in the aviation service. He passed an examination in Baltimore and is sent to Camp Meade Md before training at a Texas aviation camp. He previously worked as a weaver in Winchester and later as a printer for George F Norton Publishing Company on North Main Street. His brother Emory is already in the navy.
Julia McNulty, 14, who vanished from Winchester last Friday, was found by two Baltimore philanthropic ladies on the Baltimore and Ohio line. She said she left home due to conflict with her mother and was taken to an Episcopal deaconess in Camden Station who placed her in a Baltimore home. The mother, Mrs. Sadie McNulty, was notified and will travel to Baltimore to recover her daughter.
A Life magazine debate notes grandmothers recall modest attire while a modern girl jokes about reviving the fad. The exchange highlights social fashion cycles and evolving standards of modesty.
A concise aphorism on youth as a probation period for old age.
The text notes a daughter stating she will not reside in Winchester again and describes her as unusually well developed for her age.
An order from the Circuit Court shifts the trial term from October to December 1915. The change, requested by Attorney H. S. Larrick and local bar members, makes October no longer a trial term.
Wool and grain prices shown for winter and spring wheat flour cracked corn middlings timothy hay mixed fodder and potatoes. Creamery butter and fresh county butter listed with wholesale and retail values for local buyers. Livestock items include young chickens turkeys and other small market goods.
Closing figures show butter at 42, creamery nearby 365, ferry prints 54, live poultry with chickers 24, old hens 24, turkeys 137 pounds and over 29, toms 27, corn at 7 dollars for new nearby yellow on spot, hay No 1 30 dollars, light clover mix 78.50. Cattle steady with choice steers 12.50 to 13.00 dollars, good butcher 11.25 to 12.00, choice heifers 9.75 to 10.50, calves 6.50 to 15. Hogs heavy 17.50 to 18, pigs 3 to 4.50 per head.
Rev. Wash Johnson a well known colored preacher and ex Union soldier was injured when his horse bolted with a wagon as he gathered Christmas trees in the country. He suffered a fractured finger a dislocated elbow and extensive bruising as the horse ran a mile before stopping.
Scientific American proposes embedding pockets for vacuum bottles in airplanes to carry pre heated food and hot drinks, allowing passengers access to hot meals during flight. The concept aims to improve onboard comfort by storing pre heated food securely in wall cases.
A visiting girl at her aunt's house grows restless during dinner as apple pie nears. She asks at the table about Mike waiting for his slice, noticing the tense pause before dessert arrives.
Dunn North Carolina resident J C Bagley reports a four month chronic cold ended after using Vinol advertised by Miller's Drug Store. The ad claims Vinol is a constitutional remedy with liver and iron to aid digestion enrich blood and build strength and offers a money back guarantee if it does not help.
London officials report ten people killed and 70 injured by German Gotha bombers in a raid that breached air defenses. Five planes reached the city, with others struck near the southeast coast and in affected districts. a Gotha was shot down and one plane likely fell into the English Channel.
London dispatch notes a delayed German offensive on the western front as heavy snow slows troop movements. Artillery fire and local infantry actions persist in northern France while other fronts see limited progress and ongoing duels.
A reflective note argues harmony between garden design and architecture. It states a garden should not be treated as wild decoration nor plans as mere ornaments, stressing that harmony prevents builders from failing to create art worth reproducing.
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